Hog-waterer



J. A. WELCH.

HOG WATERER.

APPLIQATlON FILED sun/14,1919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN A. WELGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Dodge, in-the county of Webster and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hog-WVaterers, of whichthefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an animal waterer, and aims to more particularly provide a device of this nature adapted for use more particularly with hogs.

This .invention presents improvements over the art of record, in that it includes a device of the nature specified, which will eep fluid within it warm in winter and cool in summer, although exposed to the elements. 7

The structure shown in the drawings further aims to provide a waterer, the main reservoir of which, may be readily filled, to gether with a very simple construction, which will render th device very cheap to manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is a sectional side view of my device, and

Fig. 2 a Fig. 1.

In these drawings, the reference numeral 1 represents an outer-casing or jacket, upon which is mounted a head, or roof of any de sired shape, such head or roof having at its apex a ventilator 2 of any approved construction. The lower edges 3 of the head overlap the upper edges of the cylindrical casing.

A base portion 4, engages the lower edges of the casing, which base portion terminates in a pair of troughs plan view on the line 22 of Fig. 2.

The outer edges of the troughs 5 overlap, as at 7, a cylindrical base member 8 which extends from such troughs to the ground.

Secured to the inner face of such base member are legs 9, which terminate at their upper extremities in Us, supporting a tank 10, located within the casing 1, such tank 10 being of smaller diameter than the casing 1 and being located concentricall with respect thereto, so that an annular space is provided between the two, which space extends all the way around.

The upper end of the tank 10 is bowlshaped, as at 11, an opening 12 being pro- Specification of' Letters Patent.

of L-shaped pipes 15 5 and 6, located at diametrically opposite points, as'shown in and 6 A "slightly above the lowermost portion of the tank. A vent 14 is provided, so that water may be poured into the tank 10 by means of the bowl 11 and pipe 13 and permit the air to escape by means of such vent 14, A pair and 16 afiord communication between the base of the tank and the two troughs 5 and 6 respectively. A pair of connecting pipes 17 and 18, connect the pipes 15 and 16 to one another at a point exteriorly of the tank 10. 1

It will be noted upon reference to Fig. 2 that each one of the pipes 17 and 18 forms a semi-circle, so that they both combined form a. complete circle.

A pair of lamps 19 and 20 are provided, as shown inFig. 2, such lamps being positioned at a point directly below the pipes 17 and 18 and between the two troughs on each side of the center of the tank.

combustion from said lamps passing into the annular space between the casing l and tank 10 at points. in the circumference of the casing, not occupied by the troughs. The heated air will then pass upwardly and finally pass into the outer atmosphere through the ventilator 2. It will be seen that it is extremely simple to fill the tank 10, by simply removing the head or roof 3 and pouring water as fast as desired into the bowl-shaped head 11 of the tank 10, after opening the vent plug 14. The head 11 will simply act as a funnel and allow the water or other fluid to pass down through the pipe 13, until the desired quan tity has been introduced into the tank 10.

Having now described my invention, what I desire to claim is The herein described stock watering device comprising a casing open at end and having a movable cover the lower at thetop,

atented Mar. 9,1920. Application filed July 14, 1919. Serial mi. 310,838."

in said casing and of less diameter than-the casing so that the wall of the tank is spaced from that of the casing; a cylindrical base member 1n which said troughs are'secured,

legs extending upwardly from the base memher and supporting the tank, water pipes connecting the troughs with the tank, water 10 circulating pipes connecting the first named pipes, and heating means arranged directly under said Water circulating pipes and within said base portion. .s .7

, JOHN A. wnLc 

